// Station · 16m ago
KOTM
Ottumwa Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.2°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 845 FT
41.1064°N / 92.4498°W
LOCATION · Ottumwa, US
WIND
060°7 kt
KOTM · 845 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 20
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KOTM 111253Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02220200
KOTM · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
060°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,601'
13
HDG 130°
H2 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T2 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
22
HDG 220°
T7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,845 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +9°C
1,700FT
+855 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV845 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT703 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KISB
(Sibley Municipal Airport, Sibley, elev 1,538 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:48ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 34m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (13h 07m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:10Z
MOONSET23:06Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOOA
VFR
Oskaloosa Municipal Airport · Cedar
- WIND
- 080° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
KFFL
VFR
Fairfield Municipal Airport · Fairfield
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN046
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
KPEA
VFR
Pella Municipal Airport · Pella
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KOXV
VFR
Knoxville Municipal Airport · Knoxville
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
KTVK
VFR
Centerville Municipal Airport · Centerville
- WIND
- 020° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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